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milk

/ˈmɪlk/MILK
/ˈmɪlk/MILK

Meaningthe white fluid mammals feed their young

Common meaning: the white fluid mammals feed their young

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishmeolc‘giving milk, milch’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishmilksource
  3. Englishmilk‘the white fluid mammals feed their young’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English meolc ‘the white fluid mammals feed their young’.

Roots

  • meolc Old English “the white fluid mammals feed their young”

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